LBNF/DUNE Beam and Target System
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Warwick
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
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Planned Impact
As per lead document.
| Description | DUNE Collaboration |
| Organisation | Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Simulation work to optimize the geometry and performance of the graphite target that will create the neutrino beam. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing the simulation software framework and computing batch processing system, as well as technical and neutrino physics requirements for the target system. |
| Impact | See other sections. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Title | Fluka Simulation of the RAL/LBNF Target (FSoRT) |
| Description | Implements several RAL/LBNF target geometries for the FLUKA simulation package. |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | Simulation model allows the calculation of the deposited energy in the target and surrounding area for thermal/radiation/mechanical engineering studies. |
| Title | G4LBNF |
| Description | Geant4 simulation of the LBNF target system implementing the design work from the RAL High Power Targets Group. |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Impact | Used for studying RAL target designs for optimizing the LBNF neutrino beam physics performance. |